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Christopher Hewetson (priest)

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Christopher Hewetson (1 June 1937 – 2 April 2024) was Archdeacon of Chester from 1994[1] to 2002.[2]

Biography

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Born on 1 June 1937 he was educated at Shrewsbury School and Trinity College, Oxford. After an earlier career as a school teacher he was ordained in 1970 following a period of study at Chichester Theological College.[3] After curacies in Leckhampton and Wokingham he was successively: vicar of St Peter's, Didcot from 1973 to 1982; rector of All Saints, Ascot from 1982 to 1990; and priest in charge of Holy Trinity, Headington Quarry from 1990 to 1994.

Hewetson died on 2 April 2024, at the age of 86.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Church news. The Times (London, England), Monday, August 22, 1994; pg. 16; Issue 65039
  2. ^ ‘HEWETSON, Ven. Christopher’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 22 March 2013
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ^ "Venerable Christopher Hewetson". The Times. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Chester
1994–2002
Succeeded by